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рубить сук, на котором сидишь (наказать самого себя) By го fusing to work they are cutting oil their noses to spite their faces Ы ■ cause the company will close dowi > cut smb dead в упор не видеть (игнорирован,) I must have offended her, becaus< • last time we met she cut me dead cut smb down to size (inf) поставить на место I’ll cuf (Ins cheeky young rascal down to size1 cut smb short оборвать на полуслове; пере бить _ / introduced myself again but he cut me short with a kindly "of course". I When Dick began to tell about his summer vacation.s. the teacher cut him short, saying “Tell us about that another time." cut smb to the quick уязвить; задеть за живое Tom's sharp words to Mary cut Iwi to the quick. cut the Gordian knot разрубить гордиев узел (ради кально решить проблему) По Gordian knot had been cut, and tin: peace talks could begin. The way to socialism and democracy was a Gordian knot which could not bo cut. cut-throat (adj) беспощадный; не на жизнь, а ни смерть 1 Our company is faceit with cut-throat competition. МяНу bread ■in iii насущный How can people К11 Ihoir daily bread in times when iv is not enough work? 86
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